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A. Pintura, Art
Detective.http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/Outstanding, clever, and
stimulating site using a Dashiell Hammett detective style to explore art in
some depth.

Albright-Knox Art
Games.http://www.kids.albrightknox.orgThis interactive site
engages children in art activities that help them to learn about artists and
the works of art in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in
Buffalo, New York.

American
Treasures.http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/Divided into
three main areas-Memory, Reason, and Imagination-with approximately twenty
items in each, this site is exceptionally rich. It is to be a continuously
updated exhibit at the Library of Congress.

The @rt
Room.http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.htmlProvides a
learning environment for exploring the world of art. Includes bibliographies
of art books, exhibits of kids' art from different parts of the world, and
facts about famous artists.

Carving at
Skidegate.http://www.Spruceroots.org/PoleSite/Haida.htmlPhotographs
and text indicate the elaborate nature of totem pole carving.

Cartoonsterhttp://cartoonster.kidzdom.comThis site is a site worth
visiting if you are interested in learning about the basics of cartoon
animation. Created by a teenager, there are simple tutorials that help you
understand the concepts of frame by frame animation.

Hands on Crafts.http://www.handsoncrafts.orgAn online studio for kids to
play around with pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry. Uses video, photos,
and fun online activities to teach about these traditional arts.

The Imagination
Factory.http://www.kid-at-art.comThis site provides art
activities using recycled materials. Ideas and clear directions can be found
for painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, and crafts from
recycled media.

Inside
Art.http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.htmlWhat if you
were trapped inside a painting and had to solve a mystery to get out? An
adventure inside art history.

Origami.http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/Clear instructions and
elegant models in the traditional Japanese art of paperfolding from Joseph Wu
in Japan. Contains links to many other origami sites, including "How to Make
an Origami Crane."

Oriland.http://www.oriland.comThis extensive site offers an
origami world to explore, an opportunity to design cities with fold paper
models, basic techniques and tips, and a studio with clear directions for
folding more than 70 forms, as well as poetry and games.

World Wide Art
Gallery.http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.htmlSee examples
of art done by children from around the world, and connect to links of art
activities and information about art and art history.

Appropriate
for PreK aged youth.

Appropriate
for Elementary aged youth.

Appropriate
for Middle School aged youth.

Adler Planetarium and
Astronomy Museum, Chicago.http://www.adlerplanetarium.orgThe Adler opened on May
12, 1930, as the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, and continues
today to interpret the exploration of the universe for the broadest possible
audience.

The Art Institute of
Chicago.http://www.artic.edu/aic/kids/index.htmlIncludes
activities for children. Excellent opening page with animated changes of the
art images. Includes exploring "A Mysterious Mummy" and "Thousands of Dots"
(about a painting by Georges Seurat).

The Children's Museum of
Indianapolis.http://www.childrensmuseum.org/The museum offers
nontraditional learning opportunities for children and their families.
Includes explorations of dinosaurs and visits to "Rex's Lending
Library"

The Exploratorium, San
Francisco.http://www.exploratorium.eduAn online version of a
hands-on museum in San Francisco that permits you to do your own cow's eye
dissection or learn the science behind a home run. Be sure to visit the
"Learning Studio."

The Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco.http://www.thinker.org/Utterly fabulous site combining
multiple museum holdings in an over 75,000-item database. Images are
excellent, and you can send your comments and knowledge about the paintings to
the museum.

Illinois State
Museum, Springfield.http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/Provides online
exhibits about the Ice Ages and prehistoric mammals as well as a trip back to
our Midwestern lands 16,000 years ago.

Los Angeles County Museum
of Art.http://collectionsonline.lacma.orgThis fully-searchable
database allows the user to search by subject, artist, keyword and more among
over 45,000 records and 27,000 digital images.

Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York.http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.aspThis is one of
the largest and finest art museums in the world. Its collections include more
than two million works of art-several hundred thousand of which are on view at
any given time-spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from
prehistory to the present.

National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C.http://www.nga.gov/The National Gallery of Art and its
collections belong to the people of the United States of America. European and
American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and selected works on paper.
Full-screen views of whole paintings and details allow close study. The site
also includes information on artists and on the museum's facilities and
services.

National Gallery of Art for
Kids.http://www.nga.gov/kidsExplore stories in art, take a
post card tour of one of the galleries, get directions for art activities and
projects, and more.

National Gallery of Canada,
Ottawa.http://national.gallery.ca/Contains the largest
collection of Canadian art in the world. Contains a virtual tour. Includes
sections on Intuit Art, Contemporary Art, and European, American, and Asian
Art.

Ology.http://ology.amnh.orgThe American Museum of Natural
History offers a unique museum experience for kids from 8-12. Included are
stories, games and interactive activities.

Portrait
Detectives.http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/portraitsUsing
portraits painted centuries ago, we can now learn about the persons and the
era in which they lived. Take a guided tour, or investigate by
yourself.

Salem (Mass.) Witch
Museum.http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/Useful since kids study
this area of history. "Haunted Happenings," a commercial part of Salem stuff,
is very neat.

Smithsonian
Educationhttp://www.smithsonianeducation.orgWhether you're
planning a visit, have already visited and even if you've never been to the
Smithsonian Museum, this site will have something of interest for you. Take a
virtual tour, learn about science, natural history, aviation, dinosaurs, or
whatever else interests you. There is something here for everyone.

WebMuseum, Paris.http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/This is an exciting collection
of resources on many subjects ranging from Paul CÚzanne, to information on
Paris, to Medieval art treasures. Many images can be enlarged for closer
viewing.

Appropriate
for PreK aged youth.

Appropriate
for Elementary aged youth.

Appropriate
for Middle School aged youth.

Kid's Times.http://www.kidstimes.orgThis current events site is a
companion to What's In the News, a weekly television program produced by Penn
State Public Broadcasting, and offers news stories written by kids for
kids.

The World Wide
Art Gallery.http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.htmlSee examples
of art done by children from around the world, and connect to links of art
activities and information about art and art history.

Zoom By Kids, For
Kids.http://pbskids.org/zoom/This site offers games,
activities, projects and more. Play along or submit your own activities.